Based in France. Served as CEO of French banks BNP and Caisse des Dépots et Consignations after holding government posts related to economics and finance including Director of the French Treasury). Served as board member of companies Alcatel, Crédit Agricole, Technip, Scor and Areva. Served as board member, and in many cases president or chairman, of nonprofits Institut Français des Administrateurs (a professional association of company directors), Transparency International, Institut du développement durable et des Relations Internationales (a public policy institute), Observatoire sur la responsabilité sociétale des entreprises (a multilateral association that accompanies companies in their corporate social responsibility strategies), and Eurofi (a financial services think tank).
Based in the US. Spent 22 years with Japan-based Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corporation, leading its American and European subsidiaries as president, executive officer, general counsel, and chief compliance officer. Has served on the board of profit-motivated and nonprofit organisations in the US, Japan, and Canada.